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European Parliament resoundingly votes to end glyphosate use
Brussels – Today the European Parliament resoundingly voted for an end to glyphosate use by 2022, with 355 in favour, 204 against and 111 abstentions. The resolution calls for a…
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Glyphosate: a licence is a licence, no matter how long it’s for
Greenpeace comment Brussels – Commenting on the European Commission’s new plan to push for a five- or seven-year licence for the weedkiller glyphosate, Greenpeace EU food policy director Franziska Achterberg…
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Commissioner Andriukaitis confronted with demands of over one million Europeans to ban glyphosate
Two days before EU members states are expected to vote on whether to renew the licence for the controversial weedkiller glyphosate, representatives of the Stop Glyphosate European Citizens’ Initiative have…
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Activists urge EU to go for 100% renewable energy
** High-res photo and video available at bit.ly/GP_9Oct17** Sixty-five activists, from five countries, [1] also painted surrounding roads with biodegradable yellow paint to turn the roundabout into a giant sun,…
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CETA threatens food safety even before national parliaments sign off
On the eve of the preliminary application of the EU-Canada trade deal, CETA, Greenpeace warned of threats to food safety and agricultural standards. .... Around 90 per cent of CETA will…
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Monsanto’s view of independent science copied into EU evaluations
Brussels, 15 September 2017 – According to media reports, large sections of the EU report evaluating the independent science on glyphosate’s potential risk to human health have been copied, word…
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Open and honest look at the EU’s trade practices needed
EU trade commissioner Malmström today published a package of proposals on trade and investment policy. The Commission also published draft mandates for trade negotiations with Australia and New Zealand, and…
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Giant weedkiller bottle torn down as Europe debates future of glyphosate
1.3 Million Europeans call for ban in fastest growing citizens initiative Brussels – Citizens toppled a giant glyphosate bottle at the Schuman roundabout outside the European Commission to symbolise the…
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EU-Japan trade deal smacks of corporate protectionism
Brussels – According to media reports, the European Commission and Japan have reached an agreement which closes negotiations on most parts of the EU’s biggest bilateral trade deal to date.…
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First pan-European field study confirms neonicotinoid pesticides harm bees
Greenpeace’s comment on new findings Exeter, 29 June 2017 – A major industry-funded field study [1] assessing the impacts of neonicotinoid pesticides clothianidin and thiamethoxam on honeybees and wild bees…
